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Aug 27
9m 39s

A.I.'s Effect on the Economy, and Why Me...

The New York Times
About this episode

Plus, Taylor Swift's engagement era.

On Today’s Episode:

The A.I. Spending Frenzy Is Propping Up the Real Economy, Too, by Lydia DePillis

Full Weight of American Tariffs Slams Into Effect Against India, by Alex Travelli

FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump, by Maxine Joselow

A Spate of Fake Shooting Calls Disrupts College Campuses, by Christina Morales

What Does It Take to Get Men to See a Doctor?, by Helen Ouyang

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Announce Their Engagement, by Madison Malone Kircher

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